tyranny
n
1
(a) [U] cruel, unjust or oppressive use of power or authority 暴虐; 残暴; 专横; 专制
a lifelong hatred of tyranny 终生对暴政疾恶如仇
the tyranny of military rule 军事统治的残暴
(fig 比喻) submit to the tyranny of inflexible office hours 屈从於硬性规定的办公时间.
(b) [C esp pl 尤作复数]
instance of this; tyrannical act 暴虐; 专横; 暴行
the petty tyrannies of domestic routine 内部惯常的专横做法.
2 [C, U] (country under the) rule of a tyrant 暴君统治(的国家).
Wait, Shylock. The law of Venice says that if anyone tries to kill or murder any citizen of Venice, everything that he owns shall be taken away from him.
等一等,夏洛克。威尼斯的法律规定任何企图杀害或谋害任何威尼斯公民的人,他所有的一切必须被没收。
Through my hands and fingers, I heard the sounds that one hears on a farm, the noises made by cows, horses, chickens and pigs.
通过手和手指,我听到了人们通常在农场所听到的声音--即牛、马、鸡、猪等叫出的声音。
Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and was honoured as a hero.